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F. W. KRBMER. FENCE MACHINE.

110,436,004. Patented Sept. 9, 1890.

' a frame A, open at its rear end, and con- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

. FRANKLIN \V. KREMER, OF IVADSWORTH, ASSIGNOR' OF ONE-HALF TO CHARLES O. BARTLETT,

OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 436,004, dated September 9, 1890. Application filed April 8, 1890. Serial No.347,126. (No mddel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN W. KREMER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Wadsworth, in the county of Medina and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

- My invention pertains to an improvement in fence-machines; and it consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter more fully shown and described,whereby the machine may be readily operated by one person in twisting the wire and weaving the fence, as will more fully appear from the following description and accompanying illustration, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a fence, showing the twister, the tension device, and the gage-post in position in building a fence. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the tension device. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section thereof. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of one of the holders on the gage-post, the post being broken away. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the same. Fig."6 is a side elevation of the twister and spacing device combined, and Fig. 7 is a plan view thereof.

In the embodiment of my invention, in the construction of the tension device I employ nected to the post A by a screw through the flange A Pivoted at d in one end of the frame A is an approximately L-shaped cover or clamp (1, arranged to be tightened by means of a thumb-screw a on the screw a having its head countersunk in a recess a and projected through a partition a in the center of the frame A,-cast integral therewith.

In the front side of the frame A are recesses 12 I), through which the fence-wires b b are inserted and drawn. In stretching the wire the cover or clamp a is raised in a vertical position, and the wire is then inserted in the recesses b b and over the top of the partition a and stretched by a suitable device. (Not shown.) The L-shaped clamp is then secured in place by the thumb-screw a, thus holding the wire securely in tension. The holders 0 on the gage-post O are formed in a single piece and are cast approximately U-shaped,

the parallel arms a 0 being used to secure the holders 0 to the. gage-post G by means of screws through said arms. Projected from the upper corners of the cross or connecting piece 0 are curved arms 0 0 forming a space between the inner edges of said arms and the outer edges of the post, through which the wires 1) b are projected.-

In the construction of the combined twister and spacing device I employ a frame D, in the .upper end of which is designed to slide 7 backward and forward a toothed bar d, having on one end a handle d. This bar gears with a pinion d pivoted in the frame D, and having a slot 61 thereinfor the reception of the wires 12 11'. Thus it will be seen that when the bar d is moved backward and forward the slotted wheel or pinion d is caused to revolve, thus twisting the wires.

E Eare arms approximately L-shaped,their longer ends being adj ustably secured in a recess e in the top of theframe D by means of a screw e, and thus by extending these arms the space between the pickets is increased. These arms E E are adjusted on either side of the frame the proper distance. The palings are then adjusted against the arms and the wire twisted, thus forming a fence wherein the palings are equally spaced apart. Thus constructed a very efficient and complete fence-machine is produced.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, i's- 1. In a fence-machine, the spacer comprising the adj ustable-v arms projected on either side of their holder and having a handle thereon, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a fence-machine, the spacer consistin g of the adjustable arms, approximately L-shaped, having their inner ends projected through a slot in their holder and adjustable 4. In a fence-machine, the spacer having 10 by means of a set-screw, substantially as the adjustable arms projected on either side shown and described. thereof, substantially as shown and described. 3. In a fence-machine, the spacer consist- In testimony whereof Iaflix mysignaturein 5 ing of the frame having a recess in its upper presence of two Witnesses.

end, in which are inserted the longer ends of FRANKLIN \V. KREMER. the L-shaped spacing-arms and secured there- Witnesses: in by means of a screw, substantially as LOWELL CAMPBELL, shown and described. JOHN A. CLARK. 

